Striker Alexander Isak returned to the United Kingdom and prepared to continue practicing with Newcastle after his private time at Real Sociedad.
Isak practiced alone at the Zubieta training facility of the former Sociedad team in Basque, but it is now ready to return to Newcastle's base – although most of the remaining players in the first team are on the trip before the season in Asia.
The news of Isak's return one day after The Athletic reported that Newcastle rejected the official £ 110 million offer from Liverpool for the Swedish player, who wanted to leave St James' Park this summer.
Liverpool's point of view was that they had no intention of paying the price again after being quickly rejected the first offer, but their interest in the 25 -year -old striker continued. The Premier League champion initially approached Newcastle informal, expressing interest in the implementation of an agreement worth about £ 120 million, according to The Athletic on July 15.
Newcastle, the team will attend the Champions League next season, tried to bind Isak with an improved contract, including the terms of the contract release in the summer next year, and tried to persuade him to stay. However, the Swedish striker has not changed its position.
Isak was absent during the Asian trip before Newcastle's season. Some unnamed sources said that this decision was by the individual player desired. The club said he was absent due to a minor injury in his thigh. Speaking on Saturday, before the friendly match before Newcastle's season with Tottenham in Seoul, South Korea, coach Eddie Howe said the club continued to support Isak and hoped he would stay in the Northeast.
Howe said: “Isak is still our player, he still contracts with Newcastle. We, to some extent, control what will happen next to him. I really want to believe that all the possibilities are still.
